Supporting Cast

the Following is a list of the individuals that are more closely related to the main characters - the people within their "sphere of influence".

Brian

• Senator Lincoln Davenport Chafee Brain Jaffe's, boss… elected to a six-year term in the United States Senate. He is a member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works and serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Fish, Wildlife, and Water. He is also a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations and serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. In addition, he is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. - Senator Lincoln Chafee Suplimental (Brian Jaffe 3x3 Friend)

• Matthieu Chalfant, Brian's law school friend and current technologies lobbyist. In law school, Brian and Matthieu kept each other sane and kept each other studying. They really pulled each other through the program at Harvard. They both went into politics, but in different directions. Matt's a bio-technologies lobbyist, campaigning with Congress for more funding for genetic research. His friendship with Brian is strong, but was occasionally strained due to the stresses of their non-complimentary professional lives; they'd found themselves unable to do favors for each other far too often and that created a lot of guilt. Still, they did what they could. (Brian Jaffe 3x3 Contact)

• Anderson Cooper, CNN correspondent. Friendly but totally professional relationship; as a very moderate Republican who wasn't in an elected office but was still very much on the inside (given Chafee's Committee seats), Brian was pretty much an ideal guest to speak on any topic in American politics - he could be sure to know what he was talking about and not have the stupid, pointless rancor against one side or the other that so many other guys did. (Brian Jaffe, 3x3 Contact)

• David Jaffe, Brian's Father. A senior partner at Meyers, Jafee and Strick, attorneys at law. Lives in Hartford, Connecticut and specializes in corporate, contract (i.e. non-trial) law. He's reserved and dignified, but warm. Good with individuals and people he knows, but flustered in front of groups and strangers. Tall but thin, a little wrinkled and clean-shaven. He and Brian have always gotten on very well, mostly due to a shared idealism and interests; David would've gone into politics himself, but he never really had the public presence for it. David's the sort of father who would've pushed Brian hard, but Brian really never had to be pushed, so that made things easy. These days, their relationship has been far more relaxed and friendly than paternal - Brian's not really a son, but a very welcome guest in the house. (Brian Jaffe 3x3 Friend)

• Joelle Millard, Brian's most recent ex and policy think-tank manager. Brian and Joelle had broken up three months before 9/11 but had stayed in touch - they had really liked each other, but were each just too married to their jobs to work at the relationship. Joelle is a domestic politics manager for the Brookings Institution (an education, policy and social sciences think-tank) and had repeatedly tried to get Brian to leave his job with Chafee and come work for them. In part she disagreed with Republican politics and wanted Brian out of it, in part she thought that them being closer during the work day might help their relationship. (Brian Jaffe 3x3 Friend)

• Daniel Turner, Brian's former Co-worker. Daniel was Senator Chafee's Communications Director when Brian worked for Senator Chafee. The two men were decent friends, looking out for each other and bonding against the idiocy of the others they had to work with. They were both a little too idealistic for their own good. (Brian Jaffe 3x3 Contact)

Jack

• Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy: Senator Edward M. Kennedy has represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate since he was first elected in 1962 to finish the term of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. Since then, he has been re-elected seven times, and he is now the second most senior member of the Senate. Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy Supplimental

• Randel "Van" Styles, Georgetown College Graduate and former roomate of Jack Bennett. Currently employed at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Law Firm in Washington DC. (Jack Bennett 3x3 Friend)
  • Marcy Styles, Randel's wife and Editor with In Touch Magazine. Published weekly, In Touch is packed with the latest celebrity gossip, stunning photos, fashion, news, plus articles that touch the heart. It's the perfect magazine for the on-the-go reader! (published by Bauer Publishing USA)

Arthur

• Gloriana Hanes Redford, Arthur's Stepmother. Glory married Harold almost 17 years ago, just before Arthur went into the Service. They didn't get along then and the relationship has only gotten more strained. She loves Harold but resents the fact that Arthur refuses to accept her as his Mother, and therefore see her as an athority figure in his life. That is the real friction in their lives. She wants control over Arthur, and believes she has the right to direct him. Arthur sees her as an interloper, and only ever refers to her as "My Father's wife". She is a somewhat shallow petty control freak who sees Arthur as a threat to her marrige to Harold, and truely resents that at his death, while all of his money and possessions go to her, Arthur gets the Apartment complex.

• Harold James Redford, Arthur's Father. Harold was a career Colonel in the Army until he took the option for early retirement to be with his son after his wife died. He used his savings and retirement package to purchase a decent apartment complex in the NW Washington D.C. His wife died when Arthur was 12 and both of them were hit hard by the sudden loss. He was since, been Arthur's best friend and Father. This relationship was slightly strained when he remarried five years later. He resides with his wife on the top floor of their apartment building in a penthouse made from three apartments converted into one residence. Parkfair Apartments

Mandy

Elizabeth Smith: Mother is alive and living in NY. House wife that lived off of the father's income and maintains the family home which is the center of the families activities.

Matthew Smith: Father (Deceased): Captain of Ladder company 42 in central Manhattan island. Left a substancial life insurance policy to wife and kids to maintain the home. The house was in his family for 3 generations passed from first born to first born.

Nathan Smith: Eldist Brother (Deceased): Fire Fighter with Ladder company 42, worked as a on sight team leader and managed to gain a good rank of Fire Sargent. Died in 9-11.

Gabe Smith: Next Oldest Brother: Replaced Nathan on father's company after his death. Runs the group that is first in on every fire. He was just promoted to Liutenant.

Mikky Smith: Younger Brother: Member of Company 47 in the southern tip of Manhattan. Driver of the Pumper and works the pumps during a fire. Common Fire fighter with little rank as of yet. Lost about 3 years of time recuperating from a near fatal accedent during a factory fire. Was rescued by Mandy and returned to the company as a pumpman.

LADDER 47 (south Manhattan)

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Ralph MacNemara: Captain of Ladder 47: Leader of the ladder company that Mandy is a member of. He is a robust, drunken sot who cares way to much about his men. He didn't like her in his company at first and gave her plenty of shit. She proved herself as a valuable member of the team after she saved her younger brother in a fire and nearly got killed herself when she tried to rescue him. She watched him get burned over 60 persent of his body and helped him recover. This incedent solidfied her position in the company and with the Captain.

Owen Meeny: Driver of the Ladder: A practical joker who can't let anyone get away with anything. Hated Mandy at first but has warmed up to her as she worked with the company.

Julio Manendez: Break Man: Serious Latino with an "I'm to sexy" Attitude. He is the company casanova and secretly resents Mandy not being "With" him. She doesn't do Firefighters, especially in her company. He doesn't like to be rejected. He did not cheer when she disappeared, but he didn't shed a tear either.

Toddy Williams: Rear Driver of the Ladder: Young hotshot rookie who just graduated from Fire Acadamy. Can cook like an SOB and everyone loves him for it. He's good at the wheel of the ladder but has problems following orders on the ground. Has 3 comindations and 6 complaints, he's never going to be anything but a driver, but thanks to the union, he'll always have a job.

Vincent Havers: Hose Man: He's as serious as a 3 alarm fire. Cool under pressure and willing to fight the flames with his trusty hose, this man is going places...ON FIRE! Off duty he drinks like a fish to hide the pain of his job and his dark obsession with people he can't save makes the rest of the company leave him alone.

GENERAL

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